new on "news 4 today" we are following two big weather stories, weak but still potent. even though hurricane patricia has been downgraded since making landfall in mexico, the concern is the danger it will bring next. >> and watching storm team 4 radar for rain about to move into our area as well. good morning. hope you're having a great saturday. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. >> apparently it will warm up a little bit. >> we are following a big story out of mexico. hurricane patricia has been downgraded. we'll have more on that coming up. >> first we want to check in with meteorologist tom kierein on what we can expect. good morning.

starting off early this morning we do have just a few high clouds beginning to drift over the metro area. those high clouds will begin to thicken up a bit as we get into the afternoon hours. they're ahead of a cool front that will be triggering some rain but not arriving until after midnight tonight. storm team 4 radar scanning our skies. don't have any rain anywhere in the vicinity. so a beautiful saturday morning is getting under way. temperatures are hovering near 40 in the rural areas. mid and upper 40s in washington. our future weather here just a few high clouds coming this during the afternoon hours. this is as of 11:00 tonight we'll begin to see these showers moving in hour by hour coming in to the panhandle of west virginia. by 3:00 on sunday morning, we'll have the showers getting into the shenandoah valley and then closer to the metro area, this is 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning a few light sprinkles coming through the metro area. just a few light showers. then by 8:00 still maybe a few lingering light showers for

early tomorrow morning for the marine corps marathon. we'll have more detail on that and a look at big changes coming for the week ahead. that will be in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, tom. new this morning, news 4 captured this video of what appears to be a maryland park police car involved in an accident late last night. this happened in bowie near benjamin pastor middle school. we're making calls to find out what happened here. right now one of the strongest storms ever recorded is causing flooding and landslides through parts of mexico. hurricane patricia hit mexico's pacific coast last night and it's rapidly weakening as it moves inland. kirk gregory shows us the damage and how millions are riding it out. >> reporter: hurricane patricia made landfall in mexico not far from the resorts of manzanillo and puerto vallarta.

residents tried to protect homes and many u.s. and canadian tourists that vacation in the area tried to get out or make their way to shelters to ride out the storm. >> so we were evacuated from our hotel this morning for the hurricane. we came to this convention center and then they said it's not a safe place so we're going to the texaco center. >> reporter: people in puerto vallarta were surprised they woke to a huge hurricane today. >> a little bit worried and nervous. like curious. and i guess hopeful that it's going to turn out good. >> reporter: winds were 165 miles an hour at landfall. mexican authorities declared a state of emergency at open shelters. there are about 7 million people in the area. the national hurricane center

predicts the storm will lose intensity once it hits mexico's interior mountains but may tribute to flooding in texas. >> wow. well, new this morning two men are arrested in montgomery county after authorities say they stole hand guns from a vehicle assigned to a federal agent. travis klor and johnson apparently broke into the car, stole a back pack containing two handguns issued to the agent. this happened in clarksburg on thursday morning. both men face multiple charges and remain in police custody. friends and family of a prince george's woman are wondering if more could have been done to prevent her murder. those who loved amanda jones lit candles and prayed outside her home. a friend called police twice after hearing what sounded like a struggle twice.

>> i think they could have done better than they did. if they got telephone calls, something was up. >> they tell us her boyfriend admitted to the murder. frightening details about an attempted rape in alexandria happened just about 24 hours ago on canterbury square. she was in a basement laundry room when a man grabbed her from behind. he tried to take her clothes off. she fought back and hit him in the face with a vacuum cleaner. that cut him. he took out a knife and told her to stay in the room as he ran off. now to a developing story on capitol hill. there's barely a week left to vote and gop leaders are struggling to find the votes to raise the debt limit. they are trying to avoid the first-ever government default. that could mean a big problem for the new leader of the house. they promised to act next week but many are worried about the meeting november 3rd deadline.

payments for vets and social security recipients will run out early next month. hillary clinton continues her campaign in iowa where she'll joined by her husband, president clinton, in one of his first appearances on the campaign trail. clinton talked with rachel ma o maddow last night. >> i want to build on the progress that they are leaving behind. i want to go further but i think the real point of this election is whether or not the republicans will be able to turn the clock back and rip away the progress that has been made. >> political analysts say clinton is started to solidify support among democrats. jeb bush pledging to make cuts to his campaign. his campaign announced a 40% cut in payroll and a 20% cut in travel costs. staff members at bush's miami

headquarters were also let go. bush says donald trump's rise caught everyone by surprise and now his team is changing its approach. tomorrow morning carson sits down with chuck todd to talk about his campaign. you can see it at 10:30 here on nbc 4. >> happening today, you can join the news 4 team for the walk to end hiv in downtown d.c. you are looking at video from last year's event. we have that for you. the walk benefits health care with anyone affect ed with or b hiv and aids. it starts at freedom plaza at 9:15. "news 4 today" anchor eun yang and chuck bell are emceeing the walk. did you see what happened to a parking garage in dallas? how a hole of several cars got will. >> and what a new study says about autism diagnosis in children.

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the kansas city royals are going to take on the new york mets in this year's world series. the royals beat the toronto blue jays, 4-3, last night. kansas city lost the world series to san francisco last year. now they're going to get their second chance. they host the mets for game one of the world series. it starts on tuesday. congratulations to them. new this morning, investigators in southern california are working to find out what caused a paper manufacturing plant to catch fire. flames were sent shooting through the roof in california last night. nobody was hurt, but it took

several hours to get that fire under control. mystery surrounds a parking deck collapse in dallas, texas, this morning. the top level of the residential pa parking debt fell through the structure, left a large, gaping hole through a large part of the building. so far there have been no injuries reported. the cause of the collapse still under investigation. it's a living nightmare for some in texas. water rescues, stranded drivers, canceled flights. why it's so dangerous to try and cross the streets this morning. and a live look outside our backyard in northwest d.c. tom kierein is timing out the next time we could see showers here. >> and here is a look at what's happening this weekend. the pinky party. d.c. at howard university will have events starting at 10:00 this morning. and the city of alexandria is hosting the first ever family field fest to celebrate the multipurpose athletic field that begins at 11:00 at the new

begins at 11:00 at the new field. i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond?

right now a live look at storm team 4 radar as we track hurricane patricia rapidly diminishing in strength ever since hitting land. there are no reports of any deaths but heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in some areas. up to 7 million people are in the storm's path. >> i was holding around her

waist and holding on to the metal on the bridge trying not to let go. >> a lot of close calls out there. parts of texas are dealing with flooding from a separate system bringing heavy downpours and stranding cars just like this. floodwaters have backed up traffic for 12 miles on one interstate. the big problem now is dealing with more rain expected to come from what's left over of hurricane patricia. beyond the call of duty -- that's how defense secretary ash carter described a u.s. soldier killed in an iraqi hostage rescue. army master sergeant joshua wheeler died thursday. secretary carter described the battle that involved u.s. troops transporting kurdish troops to the scene. he said american troops were not supposed to even enter the prison, but when a firefight broke out, wheeler responded, helping the mission succeed. the man charged with a road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old new mexico girl, had been arrested for violent crimes in the past but was never prosecuted. tony torres was suspected off ig

a> aggravated violence. each time the cases were dropped. officials are calling on state lawmakers to have reforms after lilly garcia was killed. some children are suggested to be misdiagnosed. u.s. government researchers found 9% of children diagnosed with autism eventually had that diagnosis change. researchers believe they are mistaking some language and developmental delays for autism. many of those who were misdiagnosed told they actually have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder also known as adhd. happening today area children will kick off this weekend's marine corps marathon with a fun run. kids 5 to 12 years old will run one mile in the pentagon north parking lot. also happening in the pre and post area is an interactive festival for kids and their

families. we'll have full coverage of the marine corps marathon starting tomorrow morning at 6:00 on "news 4 today." you can also watch online at nbcwashington.com. if you are looking for a halloween costume but don't want to have the same one as everyone else, google might be able to help you out. the trend map has fright night that shows the most popular halloween koss assume searches by the area. star wars characters, no surprise there. superheroes and pirates are among the most popular in our area. but, get this -- >> what? >> guess what's number 22 on the list? >> 22, elsa from "frozen." she's dropped and they're saying it could be because everybody has a costume from last year. maybe they'll do a repeat. >> elsa and anna storm the world. it's time to dial with back. pirates are always good. >> is a hedge fund manager on that list? >> i didn't see that on the list. i'm sure that would take number one at the costume party, right?

costume contest. >> could play weatherman. >> could try that. >> tom, it looks like another wow forecast for october. >> absolutely gorgeous. we're getting beautiful autumn color. adam said he had nice color in his front yard. i took this photograph when i went hiking -- >> mine does not compare to that. yours is way better. i'm not even going to post mine. >> this was yesterday around noontime when i was hiking in the deep woods of the park north of frederick. the color there is spectacular. head out it to skyline drive and if you're heading out also to maybe the blue ridge and western maryland. there is peak autumn color right now. these are the zones of our color here. we have moderate color to low color right in the immediate metro area. we have some individual trees that are just showing off

especially the sugar maples are looking gorgeous now, but a great day to get out and see the beautiful autumn color. the walk to end hiv should have great weather for that, too. a bit of a chill in the air as walkers and runners will be assembling at 7:00 a.m., in the upper 40s. by 9:00 in the mid-50s, a few high clouds coming through and towards the end of the race should be right around 60 degrees. great running weather. there's a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera overlooking northwest washington, friendship heights, bethesda in the near distance. temperatures will soar afternoon time. ought to make it in the mid to upper 60s by late afternoon. some increasing high clouds coming in. that's in advance of a front bringing in a few sprinkles. don't have anything on storm team 4 radar. way out here in ohio and kentucky will be getting in here but not until after midnight tonight and then, unfortunately, for the marine corps marathon on sunday morning looks like there will be some scattered light

sprinkles during the race on sunday morning. we'll be in the 50s much of the race, maybe by the end of it in the low 60s. then the sun breaks out by early afternoon. by then into the mid-60s and ending dry on sunday with sunshine back. a bit of a breeze on sunday afternoon. then monday back to work and school. 40s in the morning. afternoon highs into the low 60s. and a cool day on tuesday. increasing clouds just near 60 degrees for a high. likely some rain moving in on tuesday afternoon and evening. and into wednesday, looks like a wet day with occasional showers and fairly mild in the upper 60s. the seven-day outlook into thursday and friday, sunshine back. maybe even low 70s on thursday. and then low 60s with sunshine on friday. that's the way it looks. >> all right, sounds great, tom. thanks. if you like spending time in the kitchen cooking or eating, you might want to stop by the d.c. convention center this weekend. it is the tenth annual metro cooking show and the building promises to smell delicious. cooking demos, book signings and

a few celebrity chefs will be there. the show starts at 10:00 in the morning and you can find a link to the show in our nbc washington app. search metro cooking. >> i hope they're making bacon. coming up, she beat breast cancer and had to fight her way back from a double mastectomy. this woman draws strength from her second family. ho

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welcome back. happening today if you see a couple of blue build heings around, there's a reason for that. more than 200 landmarks are celebrating the u.n.'s 70th anniversary by donning the official color of the united nations from here in d.c. to the empire state building. by turning the world u.n. blue for a day we can light a way to a better tomorrow. a local woman recovering from breast cancer and reconstruction is now devoted to exercise and it is making a remarkable comeback. her studio is now rallying around her and raising money to help fight the disease. we share this inspiring story. >> reporter: sherry siegel is a survivor now devoted to exercise as part of her recovery from breast cancer. >> it makes me feel like i am doing something that makes my body better. >> reporter: sherry was diagnosed in january of 2014. >> the day i got the phone call

i'll never forget having a little piece of scrap paper and writing on that scrap paper cancer. >> reporter: she was just 41. it was her second routine mammogram. >> knowing what that feels like as a mother, as a wife, as a child was probably the worst day of my life. >> reporter: shari tested positive for the braca gene and had a double mastectomy, her ovaries removed and breast reconstruction. >> it was painful. i was limited, one, how much i was able to push or pull or lift. >> reporter: after that surgery, shari, a physical therapist, ached to start training at the bar method in north potomac with this team of women as she worked her way back into her workouts. >> i was able to modify thanks to the amazing instructors here. >> reporter: she says she

remembers being fearful and weak but those feelings started to dissolve with each movement. after her first hour long class, shari felt like she was back and she broke down. >> i had fought for it and i had won and i was going to finish this class. and i was feeling so great and then i cried like a baby and it was the most beautiful -- it was a beautiful cry for me and it felt great. >> reporter: the surrounding mirrors may be intimidating to some. shari said seeing her body strengthen and morph has been therapeutic. >> i'm in awe of shari segal. >> reporter: this is a crew of women supporting her and others this month as the studio raises money for breast cancer research selling socks and holding a special sunday class. >> she's just so inspiring. she's such a fighter. >> reporter: a fighter, inspiring everyone here. shari is now cancer free. >> find something you love, something that makes you feel

good. >> reporter: in montgomery county, news 4. >> we posted details about tomorrow's special class to benefit cancer research in our nbcwashington app. search the barre method. prince george's county hasn't had a gun show in years until today. there's one thing you can't get because it's banned. hurricane patricia is sustaining 70-mile-per-hour winds as it makes its way inland. where it's heading next and what you can expect today when you walk outside. and president obama does some name calling or could you say some cat calling. they're like grumpy cats.

right now hurricane patricia weakens as it moves inland. no reports of any deaths but heavy rain is causing flooding and landslides through parts of mexico. >> about 7 million people in the storm's path are waiting it out. we're continuing to track the path and threats of more flooding in parts of texas. a scary situation there. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today" on this saturday. i hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. we have a chilly start to our saturday, but sunshine will follow shortly. >> tom kierein here to tell us about the forecast.

a bright morning under way with a clear sky, and we have dry pavement all around. if you're about to head out the door to go leaf peeping this morning or maybe head over to the bay, the eastern shore, no travel problems weatherwise. storm team 4 radar all clear. don't have any rain anywhere near our vicinity. however, way off to our west, we do have showers here. light rain ohio, kentucky, down no tennessee. this is all part of a cool front that will be sweeping through our region by late tonight. the leading edge of this rain not coming into the shenandoah valley maybe until around midnight and then into our metro area that will be after midnight tonight. off to a cool start this morning. right now we're in the nearby suburbs, the low 40s prince george's, montgomery counties. near 50 around the bay. some mild air shenandoah valley now. in the low to mid-50s there. a look at that and changes on the way for next week in a few minutes. >> tom, thank you. developing this morning a

nightclub in northeast has been shut down while police investigate a homicide. cathy lanier has ordered the owner to close its doors for 96 hours. 19-year-old eric jones was stabbed early thursday morning after a fight outside the club. jones later died at the hospital. chief lanier says security guards broke up a fight twice but did not tell police even though two d.c. officers were there working in an approved overtime shift. in a few hours the show place arena in upper marlboro will be packed with potential gun buyers for the first time in years. prince george's county put a moratorium on gun shows. new laws allow the show to be held again. there are some restrictions including no ammunition. >> never, ever, ever had an issue here, ever. and they really surprised me, no ammo. we went, well, okay. >> people who buy guns legally, who follow the rules, who get

the training, who are fingerprinted, we're not interested in prohibiting those people from having guns. we want to make sure guns are not falling in the hands of violent and dangerous people. >> now vendors say they'll make sure buyers follow all state requirements. the show runs from 9:00 this morning until 5:00 this afternoon. the death toll in the doctors without borders bombing has risen. now 23 people have died after air strikes hit near the charity facility earlier this month. president barack obama apologized for the incident. the commander of u.s. and nato forces says it was a mistake. investigations are under way. new this morning that convicted theater shooter james holmes was assaulted by a fellow inmate. mark daniels is being charged with assaulting holmes and a correctional officer. the incident happened in a hallway as the inmates were being moved. daniels lunged at holmes and took a few swings. neither holmes nor the correctional officer was hurt there. police in los angeles say four people broke into and robbed the home of desean

jackson. it happened early wednesday morning. jackson has been there practicing with the team. there are reports there were about six people in the house at the time and they fought off the intruders until they ran away. police are still investigating but have reached a dead end. they say they have no leads or suspects. taking a look this morning at virginia politics. it should be a fairly simple day at the polls on november 3. less than half of the contest will have more than one candidate. in the state senate, 22 out of 40 races have more than one candidate. only six expected to be close. >> president obama is making the rounds on the internet this morning for a pop culture reference about republicans. it's one you may not expect. take a listen. >> it does make you wonder why is it that republican politicians are so down on america? have you noticed that? i mean, they are gloomy.

they're like grumpy cats. >> well, as you can hear, the president got some laughs for the grumpy cat reference. he spoke at the democratic women's leadership forum yesterday. there the president said he would support whoever the democratic nominee for president is in 2016. that's a pretty good impression. >> grumpy cats. let's turn it over to melissa. ro we have a lot of road closures happening because of two different big events in the district. let's start by talking about saturday here. the walk to end hiv. road closures start friday night at 7:00 p.m., go until saturday at 2:00 p.m. pennsylvania avenue northwest from 3rd to 14th. we'll have the full list on the nbc washington app and on nbc

washington.com as well if you want to check that out. talking about metro. track work, the red line running every 18 minutes. the silver line every 26. the same thing on the blue line and the orange line. on the green line trains run every six minutes. on sunday metro opening at 5:00 a.m., two hours early because of this, the marine corps marathon and no track work for metro on sunday. that is good with all the people headed downtown for the race. now these road closures are sunday 4:00 a.m. to 1:00. some closures, key bridge, memorial bridge, wisconsin avenue from m street to k and west potomac park. again, you can find that full list on the nbc washington app or nbcwashington.com. good luck to all of the runners and the walkers. a high-tech gift before the holidays. we're going to take you to the special school delivery. and coming up, the one piece of food keeping the doctor away. the dentist and those unwanted

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cox. >> you probably heard the saying since you were a kid, an apple a day may keep the doctor away. eating those apples have been shown to help decrease the risk of getting heart disease. the fiber in apples also helps with digestion and micro nutrient may be able to prevent plaque from building up on your teeth. i eat one every day. it fills you up, too. all that fiber. a local military finds common ground. the couple that will be among the thousands participating in the marine corps marathon and why they say it's helped them stay together. and let's take a peek out of the window. tom has a final look at our weekend forecast including big changes for today and tomorrow.

the "today" show is up next. let's find out what they're working on. >> erica hill and jeff rossen join us live from new york. happy saturday, guys. >> happy saturday to you. just ahead on a saturday morning on "today" live on the ground in mexico assessing the damage after hurricane patricia. the strongest ever recorded in the western hemisphere slammed ashore. we'll take a look at what's left of the storm and how much of it could make its way into the southern u.s. also ahead, a big weekend in the race for the white house. hillary clinton taking a virtual victory lap while jeb bush searches for answers in a

campaign and donald trump is on the attack against ben carson. >> never a dull moment. the latest on the manhunt for a couple accused of robbing banks up and down the east coast. they're being called a modern day bonnie and clyde. >> angie, this is for you. one week to go until halloween. great pet costumes for you. the best out there. all of that and much more when we get started. look at that cute little pooch right here on "today." >> that doesn't help me. my pooch is 100 pounds. it's hard to find something for him. >> they make a costume. >> mine is 85. he has a natural mask so we call him jake the wonder dog because he wears a costume every day. >> i love it. >> they could both be chubaka. that's easy. thanks, guys. well, happening today 70 veterans are visiting the world war ii memorial dedicated to their service of our country. they're coming in on the largest los angeles honor flight. this unprecedented flight is made possible by sponsors in the hopes of fulfilling veterans to

visit their memorial. 40,000 runners have been hard at work training for tomorrow's marine corps marathon and 10k. the race means lots of road closures so we take a look here. this is the marathon route. you can have an idea what areas will be impacted. runners start in arlington. they cross into d.c., head back to arlington before finishing at the hiroshima memorial. and that marathon is a real test of endurance for 26.2 miles. >> you know. >> well, yeah. done it twice and that's enough. >> i have not. i'll run one mile. it's not easy. and a lot of these runners have been training for months. megan fitzgerald introduces us to a local couple with a powerful reason to race. >> that's right after i got back from the second deployment. the picture says it all. >> reporter: pictures say so many things. they can capture moments that remind us of our commitment. >> we just passed our eight-year anniversary in september.

>> reporter: teresa and dave's love story started in college, never knowing where their journey would lead. >> i knew he was going into the military when we met. i didn't know what that meant but i knew -- >> me either. >> reporter: two years later they found out it meant dave was going to war. he and his platoon deployed to afghanistan in 2009. >> i didn't really know what to think. it was scary. i was home with an 18-month baby. >> reporter: he was in a combat zone while teresa tried to manage things back at home until she found an escape. teresa joined a running group with other women whose spouses were deployed. running became her distraction. it was something she didn't realize how much she needed until she got the call. >> my vehicle was the third one back, ran over an 80 pound ied right underneath my seat. >> reporter: dave suffered from a traumatic brain injury that

affects his short-term memory. he received a purple heart and returned home. >> we tried to hold on to every moment together. >> reporter: but dave was deployed again and when he would return teresa could tell things had changed. >> he has come back a little different every single time. >> reporter: but teresa says when there's love and there's a commitment, there's always a way back to each other. over the last several months -- >> teresa? >> reporter: they've been training for the marine corps marathon. dave will admit the training hasn't been easy. >> it was brutal. i did it because, like she said, beak far from family and stuff like that we didn't have opportunities to spend time together but that was one of them. >> reporter: but if you ask them, they'll both tell you it's been worth it. because on race day, it won't matter who finishes first. it's about their commitment and love for each other. >> running with him and

finishing it with him will sort of converge the two. it brought us back together. it's brought us closer. >> reporter: reporting in quantico, megan fitzgerald, news 4. on news 4 we'll be covering every aspect of the race. we set up a special section on our nbc washington app devoted to the marathon including the course map, metro changes and a whole lot more. check it out. >> the snow has gone off to a wild start out in siberia. record snowfall in many areas leaving thousands of drivers stuck in traffic for hours. >> i'll take it. some might say snow in siberia is common but some weather forecasters believe it could be the most significant snowfall there in ten years. i'm guessing if you're in sigh beer yeah you should be used to the cold weather. >> what happens in siberia has an effect on us. that's one of the things we look at to predict the coming seasons. the air masses move west to east. who knows?

>> we've had two bad winters in a row. >> we'll know better next april. anyway, starting off this morning, before we rush into winter, let's talk about our awesome autumn and a wonderful morning for the walk to end hiv in washington right there on pennsylvania avenue. it's going to be a beautiful morning for that walk. and the temperatures are rather chilly, though, as walkers and runners will be assemble at 7:00 this morning and through 8:00 will be in the 40s to near 50. by 11:00, by the time the walk is ending, some high clouds coming through. it will be around 60 degrees. so a great day for that. ooh, look at our pumpkin-colored sunrise. that's a live view from our tower camera looking off to the east, just a few clouds are drifting through. sun rise at 7:26. temperatures will steeply climb by noontime. ought to be hitting the low 60s and then briefly mid to upper 60s around 4:00 or 5:00 this

afternoon so a delightful day to get out and see some awesome autumn color. i took this picture of a covered bridge in frederick county yesterday morning. and there are several covered bridges there and beautiful autumn color off just to our west. we have peak autumn color. all these zones in the red, that's most of the panhandle of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley, too. we have quite a bit of beautiful color up the higher elevations. there is peak autumn color just to our west. a great day to get out and see that before the wind starts to bring some of those leaves down. in fact, we'll have some of those leaves coming down as we get into sunday afternoon. and all around our region now we have our temperatures hovering near 40. don't have anything on the storm team 4 radar locally. there is rain out here in kentucky, ohio, down into tennessee. that's going to be arriving here. unfortunately for the marine corps marathon tomorrow morning. looks like maybe just some light showers and sprinkles and chilly in the 50s through much of the

race and then by 11:00 in the low 60s. but most of it should be ending by then, just a few lingering sprinkles and then the sun back sunday afternoon, highs reaching the upper 60s tomorrow afternoon with a little bit of a breeze knocking some of the leaves down tomorrow afternoon, gusting to around 20 miles an hour. the wind settles down on monday. a chilly start monday morning in the upper 40s. afternoon highs, low 60s on monday and a chilly day on tuesday, too, with increasing clouds. some rain is likely on tuesday afternoon and into wednesday as well. some rain likely, occasional showers. highs reaching the upper 60s. after that we dry out, a beautiful day next thursday. upper 60s and low 70s with lots of sunshine, sunny, cooler on friday with highs in the low 60s. that's your seven-day outlook. >> sounds good, thanks, tom. a delivery dilemma. the new problem facing online shoppers.

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it's time for that holiday shopping -- >> what? >> yeah, already. i know, halloween is almost here. thanksgiving will fly by like that. many are turning to the internet to make it happen. >> experts say online retail sales are expected to reach $334 billion. but as nbc's gabe gutierrez explains, some mail handlers may have a problem delivering your package. >> reporter: the delivery dilemma. as landlords, colleges, and

giovanni thomas box in. >> new technology is taking over with the internet shopping. >> reporter: a u.p.s. driver for ten years, he's never seen a package problem like this. >> i'm seeing more packages now than before. >> reporter: u.p.s. is delivering more packages than ever. last year more than 14 million daily. the shipping giant expects that number to grow 50% over the next five years. the reason? more people are living in apartments and many more are shopping online. julie fields manages an apartment complex in atlanta. at times it can be overwhelming. >> it can. several times we'll have a lobby full of residents all waiting on packages and we're just back and forth getting the boxes for them. >> reporter: the package pileup has gotten so bad one of the country's largest apartment operators has stopped accepting them at their offices. in a letter to residence they say this decision was not easy. the increased package volume has exceeded the amount of space we have.

christine biller says she and many of her neighbors are outraged. >> paying the amount of rent that i pay here, i would expect that would be an amenity included. >> reporter: also swamped, college campuses. many mail rooms now offer e-mail or text alerts. others are installing lockers with key pads. u. u.p.s. is expanding to 100 cities, a program to allow customers to pick up packages at alternate businesses that may stay open later. >> it's more work but it's also good for all of us. >> reporter: giovanni thomas is just getting started. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. what you don't know is that angie has all her holiday shopping done already. >> you have to get it done. you have to be strategic. this is to avoid all the craziness that will soon pile up and it will be here before you know. >> so what did you get adam? >> she got me a mug. >> i give mugs out every year.

>> and maybe you want to hand out an umbrella because we may need that. but not until late tonight. this saturday another bonus day, gorgeous autumn weather. get out and enjoy the beautiful autumn weather. if you want to go leaf peeping skyline drive, peak autumn color there much of maryland and north and west of maryland into west virginia. highs reaching upper 60s. the rain arrives, you need an umbrella early sunday morning, a few sprinkles around, and then sun back tomorrow afternoon. highs in the upper 60s. a cool start to the week, monday into the low 60s for highs. >> thanks, tom. that's it for "news 4 today."

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good morning. monster in mexico. patricia comes ashore as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. thankfully, it hit in a sparsely populated area, no deaths reported, and it is weakening rapidly this morning, but it's not over yet. texas already dealing with massive flooding, now bracing for another round from patricia. we're live. political roller coaster. hillary clinton riding high after her benghazi testimony. >> i had my whole team come over to my house, and we sat around eating indian food and drinking wine and beer. >> as jeb bush hunkers down in texas this weekend, his campaign struggling. and donald trump lashes out at a rising ben carson. >> we informen